{"id":9617,"date":"2026-01-25T08:54:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T08:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/nottingham-forest-coach-requires-stitches-after-overenthusiastic-goal-celebration\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T08:54:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T08:54:54","slug":"nottingham-forest-coach-requires-stitches-after-overenthusiastic-goal-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/nottingham-forest-coach-requires-stitches-after-overenthusiastic-goal-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Nottingham Forest coach requires stitches after overenthusiastic goal celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"style_k8mr7b-o_O-style_uhlm2\"\/>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_z4kqwb-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_lgji308p2\"><strong>Nottingham Forest kicked off the 2025\/26 season in style with an emphatic 3-1 win over Brentford at the City Ground. For Forest&#8217;s goalkeeping coach Rui Barbosa, however, it was a day to forget \u2013 though perhaps he already has.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_z4kqwb-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_4m3wwlh06\">After Chris Wood opened the scoring just five minutes into the match, Barbosa celebrated wildly, leaping from his seat \u2013 only to smash his head straight on the dugout, leaving him bleeding heavily.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_z4kqwb-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_t0uad73s3\">The Portuguese coach was quickly attended to by medical personnel, with Forest head coach Nuno Espirito Santo revealing after the game that Barbosa needed stitches to fix a significant cut on his head.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_z4kqwb-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_0lyu3e9bv\">\u201cHe has six stitches!\u201d Santo said. \u201cIt was a nasty one. A bad one. He was dizzy.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-mm-id=\"_qe1swliid\">\n<div class=\"style_1wszng\">\n<figure data-id=\"_qe1swliid\" class=\"base_1uq72w5\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><canvas class=\"style_1e28o3x-o_O-initial_9vayoh\"\/><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\"><source\/><source\/><source\/><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Chris Wood\" title=\"Chris Wood\"\/><\/picture><noscript><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_960,h_640,x_16,y_42\/c_fill,w_360,ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F90min_en_international_web%2F01k2yce9rwmkttg5dbgs.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_960,h_640,x_16,y_42\/c_fill,w_720,ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F90min_en_international_web%2F01k2yce9rwmkttg5dbgs.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_960,h_640,x_16,y_42\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F90min_en_international_web%2F01k2yce9rwmkttg5dbgs.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_960,h_640,x_16,y_42\/c_fill,w_720,ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F90min_en_international_web%2F01k2yce9rwmkttg5dbgs.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_960,h_640,x_16,y_42\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F90min_en_international_web%2F01k2yce9rwmkttg5dbgs.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_960,h_640,x_16,y_42\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F90min_en_international_web%2F01k2yce9rwmkttg5dbgs.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_960,h_640,x_16,y_42\/c_fill,w_720,ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F90min_en_international_web%2F01k2yce9rwmkttg5dbgs.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_960,h_640,x_16,y_42\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F90min_en_international_web%2F01k2yce9rwmkttg5dbgs.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_960,h_640,x_16,y_42\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F90min_en_international_web%2F01k2yce9rwmkttg5dbgs.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"base_1emrqjj\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_960,h_640,x_16,y_42\/c_fill,w_720,ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/90min_en_international_web\/01k2yce9rwmkttg5dbgs.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Wood\" title=\"Chris Wood\"\/><\/picture><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><figcaption class=\"tagStyle_1mz8fny-o_O-text_mokasa\">Chris Wood opened the scoring after just five minutes against Brentford. \/ Clive Mason\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_z4kqwb-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_pvb1yuqvj\">As for the rest of the match \u2013 which saw Forest 3-0 up by half-time thanks to a brace from Wood and a stunning diving header from summer signing Dan Ndoye \u2013 Santo was unreservedly thrilled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_z4kqwb-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_jckp3vs8s\">\u201cI am delighted,\u201d he said after the match. \u201cThe way we started the game was amazing. We played well, we dominated, we controlled the goal in the first five minutes settled the team and the energy of the stadium.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_z4kqwb-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_2qxxnvepe\">One thing\u2019s for sure: Barbosa definitely felt that energy \u2013 and the sharp end of the dugout \u2013 more than most.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"tagStyle_1igopqi-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_zqjsoyx12\"><strong>READ THE LATEST FASHION, CULTURE AND LIFESTYLE CONTENT FROM 90MIN<\/strong><\/h3>\n<aside class=\"style_1d7btat\" data-mm-id=\"_7obu2pkt1\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nottingham Forest kicked off the 2025\/26 season in style with an emphatic 3-1 win over Brentford at the City Ground. For Forest&#8217;s goalkeeping coach Rui Barbosa, however, it was a day to forget \u2013 though perhaps he already has. 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